The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Seasonal Vegetables GF DFO $6
  • Longhorn Cheesecake $12
    • Our legendary Kahlua and Moro Bar cheesecake. Served with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
  • All kids meals come with a small coleslaw salad, plus a choice of chips, mashed potato or rice.
  • Huckleberry Hound Dawg $11
    • Frankie frankfurter in a bun with cheese.
  • Wrap Star (DF) $12,5
    • Warm flour tortilla filled with roast chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, mayonnaise and Mum’s tomato relish.
  • Johnny Cash Stashtm medium $32 / classic $37
    • Chicken breast stuffed with mushroom, spinach, cheese and sundried tomatoes. Herb-crusted and oven-baked. Served with a chunky mushroom sauce, buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Lone Star Coleslaw GF DF $5
  • -nine $28
  • Served Daily From 5:30Pm
  • French Fries $8.00
  • Market Fish Ceviche (GF) $19.00
    • Coconut, cucumber & puffed rice
  • Warm Sweetcorn Salad (GF) $23.00
    • Roasted peppers, zucchini, avocado, white beans
  • Hawkes Bay Lamb Loin (GF) $34.00
    • Smoked eggplant, sweetbreads, peas, onions, yoghurt
  • French Fries & Aioli $8.00
  • Peanut Butter Parfait (GF) $16.00
    • Chocolate, caramel, brittle
  • Roasted Beetroot Salad (GF) $23.00
    • Quinoa, feta, hazelnuts
  • Hot Roast Meat Sandwich $16.50
    • Today’s roast meat, sauteed onion and gravy in a toasted long roll with spicy wedges and sour cream.
  • Chocolate Brownie $12.00
    • With vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
  • Grilled Garlic Bread (v) $6.50
  • 300g Scotch Fillet* $32.00
  • Kahuna Burger $17.50
    • Chicken tenders coated in our special spice, pineapple, bacon,crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese, smokey BBQ sauce and mayo.
  • Satay sauce $5.00
  • Bacon & Cheese Wedges $16.00
    • Seasoned potato wedges with bacon,melted cheese and sour cream. >>
  • 300g New York Cut Sirloin* $32.00
  • John Ringo's Rack $34.00
    • 800g rack of sticky pork ribs in a sweet ginger & chilli glaze hog tied with a fresh vegetable salad and rough cut fries
  • 250g Ramblin Ribeye $35.00
    • Rustled up & chargrilled to your liking with a rustic vegetable salad & baked potato dressed in sour cream & chives
  • Frank Sparks Tart (V) $15.00
    • Caramelised onion & goats cheese tartlet, hijacked with roast capsicum& rocket salad
  • Sundance Salad (V) $18.00
    • A selection of roasted vegetables with rosemary, heisted & tossed w/ rocket & house dressing
  • Cheesy Ride (V) $8.00
    • Tomato & cheese riding on the back of loaf & devotion
  • 300g Sir Loin $33.50
    • Chargrilled to your way riding with a rustic vegetable salad & baked potato dressed under sour cream & chives
  • Bronco Burger $10.00
    • Meat pattie & cheese burger served with fries
  • Meat is Murder (V) $19.50
    • Seasonal greens, roast tomato, mushroom, kumara rosti, eggs, crumbed brie, served with housemade bread
  • Teriyaki salmon $14.50
  • Brown rice - smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • Smoked salmon & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Teriyaki chicken $11.10
  • Smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
  • Fresh salmon & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Karaage chicken $11.10
  • Teriyaki chicken & tuna mayo $3.20
  • LAMB DO PYAZA $10.00
    • spicy curry with lamb and twice cooked onions and peppers
  • LAMB VINDALOO $10.00
    • Goan specialty slightly soured with natural vinegar and spices
  • LAMB KORMA $10.00
    • lamb pieces cooked with a cashew and almond gravy
  • BEEF KORMA $10.00
    • mild flavored from the royal houses of India, with a cashew and almond gravy
  • MAH KI DAL MAKHANI $10.00
    • black lentils cooked overnight on the tandoor with butter and cream
  • BUTTER CHICKEN $10.00
    • morsels of tandoor cooked chicken simmered in a creamy tomato sauce
  • MURGH MASALA $10.00
    • home style chicken with a thick and tangy gravy
  • BHUNA LASOONI MURGH $10.00
    • stir fried chicken with pronounced garlic flavor
  • ·Dine in
  • Crumbed Calamari, salad & fries
  • -Seafood Chowder & warm bun
  • -Open steak sandwich on turkish bread with fries
  • -Gourmet fish stack & fries
  • -Pork belly burger & eggs
  • -Battered mussels, fries & salad
  • -Battered pacific oysters, fries & salad
  • Scotch fillet served on potato gratin with beetroot and horscradish puree, gruyere stuffed mushrooms, bacon wrapped asparagus and ox tail juss $34.50
  • Spiced rubbed pork belly with parsnip puree, bok choy, rocket and almond salad topped with radish and apple slaw $32.50
  • Dark chocolate parfair dome with salted peanut butter and caramel popcorn $14.00
  • Bowl of mussels cooked in spiced paprika tomato and coconut cream S $16.00 L $24.50
  • Bowl of fries served with tomato sauce and roasted garlic aioli $8.50
  • Cinnamon dusted doughnuts with chocolate and berry jam syringe $14.00
  • Roasted seasonal vegetable $6.50
  • Fresh fish baked with maple smoked salmon herb crust, warm potato and rocket salad, grilled asparagus and citrus hollandise $32.50
  • Focaccia & dips $12
  • Feijoa & White Chocolate Cheesecake $14
  • Dutch Beef Croquette $16
  • Warm Home Smoked Chicken Breast $26
    • Waldorf salad, apple, celery, walnuts, red grapes & iceberg, lemon tarragon mayonnaise
  • Fries $7
    • With sauce
  • Kids Platter $10
    • Ham & cheese toastie, snacks and treats
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $28
    • Asian noodle salad, roasted peanuts & spicy mango lime sauce
  • Vines Autumn Trifle $14
  • Garlic bread $7.00
    • Ciabatta bread made on site.
  • Chicken Pate $12.00
    • White house made chicken pate served with garlic or plain bread with cranberry and mango sauce.
  • Chocolate Brownie & Ice-cream $4.50
  • Beef Burger $18.00
    • White house made beef pattie with caramelised onion and crumbed deep fried egg and aioli sauce.
  • Cheesy Garlic bread $8.00
    • Ciabatta bread topped with melted cheese and grilled
  • Trio of dips $5.00
    • Sundried tomato, pesto and black olives. Select from above breads to compliment with dip.
  • Banana Split $9.00
    • Banana dipped in chocolate served with 3 flavours of ice-cream.
  • Chicken nuggets & chips $8
  • Toast served with butter & jam $5.00
  • -bacon $16.50
  • Hamburger $16.00
  • Bacon, mushrooms & cheddar $15.50
  • Garlic bread $6.00
  • -eggs (any style), bacon, mushrooms, sausage, baked beans, spinach, tomato, hash browns $21.50
  • ●Starters
  • Big breakfast
  • Bacon & Eggs $9.00
  • Margarita $10.00
    • Pizza sauce, mozzarella & herbs
  • Squid Lemon Pepper $5.00
  • Vege $4.00
  • Vege Stack $12.00
    • Field mushroom, spinach, tomato & egg with basil pesto
  • Served on an artisan bap with homemade condiments & free range eggs N/A
  • Dairy & Veg $4.00
  • All with our own sauce N/A
  • CHUNKY CHIPS $7.00
  • Hawaiian Chicken Burger $26.00
    • with pineapple, lettuce, bacon, 26 cheese, tomato & sweet chilli mayo. Served with chunky chips.
  • (available from 9AM – 12:00 PM)
  • BBQ Hunters Chicken $28.00
    • Chicken, Bacon, tasty cheese, chips & salad
  • – add grilled chicken $6.00
  • Side Vegetables $6.00
  • NACHOS $18.00
    • with beef mince, sour cream, guacamole and tasty cheese (Vegetarian option available)
  • Fish n Chips $28.00
    • crumbed or beer battered fresh Tarakihi, with chips, tartare sauce & salad
  • MOROCCAN LAMB SANDWICH $22.50
    • Slow cooked lamb shoulder served in soho bread with feta, salad leaves, kumara chips & pumpkin hummus
  • WEDGES $10.00
    • Sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • MINI HOT-DOGS $14.00
    • Mini American hot dogs with onion & jalapeño relish
  • SEAFOOD PAELLA $39.00
    • Seafood paella of squid, prawns, mussels with panko crumbed fish on top
  • VEGETABLE PASTA $20 / $30
    • Olive oil penne pasta with roasted beetroot, onions, wilted greens & feta cheese
  • MARKET FISH LAKSA SALAD $24 / $33
    • Panko crumbed market fish served on a shrimp & laksa udon noodle salad with pickled vegetables
  • TWO FOR ONE TAPAS ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY (excluding oysters)
  • BREAD PLATTER $30.00
    • Fresh & toasted bread, cheese, grapes, hummus, relish, aioli, olive dukkah, gherkins, olive oil & balsamic
  • Steak Sandwich $14.00
  • Gourmet Hamburgers $10.50
  • Pasta of the Week $15.00
  • Frittata $5.00
    • with cheese, herbs, spinach, courgettes & caramelized onions
  • Gourmet Panini $12.00
    • with smoked chicken, salami, ham
  • Chicken Salad $12.00
  • Open Sandwiches $10.50
    • with chicken / ham / salami
  • Smoked Salmon Bagel $14.00
    • with salad
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand